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Entry #	Created	Title	Category	Hours	Cost	# Pictures

37	Feb 01, 2024	Engine Baffles	Eng. Baffles	60	$0.00	5
Modify RV Baffles to fit, create custom fiberglass inlet plenums

 

36	Aug 06, 2023	Carb Airbox	Airbox	8	$0.00	1
Carb airbox from a Husky

 

35	Jul 01, 2023	Engine Mount	Engine Mount	80	$0.00	5
Building new engine mount account AviPro supplied Dynafocal Mount doesn't fit on engine and is a poor design

 

34	Jul 01, 2023	Engine Cowl	Engine Cowl	60	$0.00	7
Aluminum Work associated with engine cowl

 

33	Dec 22, 2022	Avionics and Panel Build	Avionics	80	$0.00	4
Cut Out Panel,Carbon Fiber Overlay, Lots of wiring

 

32	Nov 11, 2022	Flap System Install	Flap System	40	$0.00	4
Hanging flaps and rigging

 

31	Oct 08, 2022	Instrument Panel Fabrication	Windshield	25	$0.00	4
Made trail instrument panel from plexiglas to visualize any clearance issues. Remote electronics will be shelf mounted behind panel.

 

30	Sep 03, 2022	Mounting Windshield	Windshield	42	$0.00	8
Mounting Windshield, requires fairings at wing and at boot cowl interesection

 

29	Jul 03, 2022	Mounting WIngs on Fuselage	Wing Mount	100	$0.00	10
Steps and jigs built to mount wings on fuselage

 

28	Jan 29, 2022	Various Jobs	Wing-Left	100	$0.00	0

 

27	Dec 18, 2021	Everything Aileron	Aileron		$0.00	9
The aileron system

 

26	Dec 13, 2021	Engine Stuff	Empennage		$0.00	1
Engine Related

 

25	Nov 03, 2021	Tasks Associated with Competing Wings	Wings	100	$0.00	18
Wing Completion

 

24	Nov 03, 2021	Wing Tanks and Related	Wing Tanks	54	$0.00	2
Tanks and fuel bay

 

23	Nov 03, 2021	Wing Construction	Wing Tanks		$0.00	1
Misc tasks associated with wing construction

 

22	Oct 07, 2021	Installing Wing Tanks	Wing Tanks	6.0	$0.00	9

 

21	Aug 24, 2021	Flap Pulley Reinforcement	Flap System	24	$0.00	1
Fuselage flap pulley needs reinforcement to prevent tear out of mounting bolt.

 

20	Aug 10, 2021	Completing the elevators	Elevators	24	$0.00	3
I prepped the elevators today for pouring the leading edge weights. First I tacked in .025" steel plates. I brazed around the edge and smoothed them out. I was careful to keep the plates below the level of the tube edges so when the fabric is shrunk it will not contact the plates. Finally I welded in three cross dowels to give the lead an anchor.

 

19	Jun 19, 2021	Autopilot installation	Autopilot	41	$0.00	10
Adding three servos for autopilot

 

18	Apr 01, 2021	Access Panels and Inspection	Inspection	20	$0.00	1
Creating inspection rings and access panels

 

17	Mar 23, 2021	Interior Panels and Finish	Interior Finish	80	$0.00	2
Finished interior with .020 aluminum painted Bearhawk gray. Applied Bearhawk logo to baggage compartment wall. Welded tabs for mounting all panels. Finished throttle cover in .090 thick aluminum, applied stencil.

 

16	Nov 16, 2020	Custom Pilot Seat, Standard Passenger Seat	Seating	80	$0.00	8
Creating a new seating arrangement for the pilot to fix the bad ergonomics on the kit design. Carbon fiber bucket will get Oregon Aero cushions. Seat moves easily and also tips up to allow great access for passenger. New, narrower weldment required for pilot seat.

 

15	Nov 14, 2020	NACA Inlet	Boot Cowl	6	$0.00	1
Added NACA inlets to boot cowl for human cooling. Fun CNC project.

 

14	Oct 24, 2020	Finished cutting the landing gear clearance	Landing Gear	5.5	$0.00	2
Using custom jugs I cut clearance holes for landing gear and CNC'd the mating gasket rings. I will use a thin rubber for the gasket. The parallel handi-lift really works well for lifting the fuselage during work on the landing gear.

 

13	Oct 16, 2020	Jig to Simulate Landing Gear Stance	Landing Gear	4.2	$0.00	3
In order to cut the clearance holes in the lower boot cowl for the landing gear it is necessary to simulate the landing gear in the fully compressed and extended positions. This jig allows one to simulate that without physically loading the airplane to maximum gross weight.

 

12	Oct 14, 2020	Installing Pilot Doors and Right Window	Door&Window	42	$0.00	4
Decided to make a lockable baggage compartment and to streamline the door latch mechanism as originally designed. Using a nice cam over lock which securely pulls the baggage compartment closed. Pilots door now has a very smooth locking mechanism and nice window latches.

 

11	Sep 23, 2020	Pulley Guard for Flaps	Flap System	6.1	$0.00	1
Pulley guard. One piece one each side of pully. Cotter pins through holes for control cable constraint.

 

10	Sep 23, 2020	New Shop at Airport	New Shop		$0.00	2
Purchased hangar at airport for new shop

 

9	Sep 23, 2020	Pilot and Baggage Door	Fuselage	28	$0.00	1
Aluminum for pilot and baggage door fitted. Need to add locking mechanisms

 

8	Aug 01, 2020	Airplane Rotator	Rotisserie	24.2	$0.00	4
Build a rotisserie which allows for easy access to the airplane while building and covering. Harbor freight engine stands were modified along with a custom indexing system using a agriculture PTO drive and a 40 tooth gear with a spring loaded pin for positive indexing.

 

7	May 03, 2020	Left Rear D Window Install	Fuselage	18	$0.00	10
Made the mounting of the D window so it would flush out with the pilot window ahead of it. Final plexiglass and fabric to do before final riveting.

 

6	Mar 07, 2020	Wedge filler on boot cowl wrap around	Boot Cowl	3.0	$0.00	2
Small tapered wedge requires on bottom of boot cowl wrap around to tunnel. Only one side required this.

 

5	Dec 14, 2019	Boot Cowl Installation	Boot Cowl	38	$0.00	10
Installing Top Boot Cowl and Cutout Panel

 

4	Nov 03, 2019	Tunnel and Bottom Boot Cowl	Tunnel	11	$0.00	8
Bottom tunnel mounting and mating to bottom boot cowl aluminum

 

3	Oct 10, 2019	Installing Fuel System	Fuel System	85	$0.00	14
Bearhawk Patrol has front and back fuel feeds from each overhead tank. Used 5000 series aluminum tubing with minimum joints. Gold cube fuel flow transducer installed just before firewall.

 

2	Oct 10, 2019	Installing brake system	Brakes	45	$0.00	13
Brake system design and install. Uses a parking brake.

 

1	Oct 10, 2019	Designing and Installing Custom Throttle Quadrant	Throttle	43	$0.00	6
Designed and built a custom throttle quadrant to solve problem of interference with flap handle.

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